birthday—PLEASE READ ASAP!

Happy 4th birthday to Paperie Boutique!
Visit PaperieBirthday.com for all events!



. . . first, a few admin notes of importance . . .

Notice posted to Paperie Boutique’s Facebook late Wednesday night:

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We have some bad news for everyone. There’s just no way we’re going to be able to finish up the 4th birthday celebration by the published date of (tomorrow) Thursday, July 25th. There are simply too many vendors and prizes left to be featured / awarded.

So it is with heavy hearts that we announce the party will continue for a few more days until everything has been published and won by our readers.

We know, we know. It’s a horrible situation but there’s just no other way around it. We have no other option but to let the celebration continue and force you to win more items over a longer period of time. First world problems, yo.

Party on, Paperie!

http://PaperieBirthday.com

Robyn & Todd

We have also announced the winners for the following contests on Facebook:

         1. Giveaway #1 – Kelly Moore Bag of winner’s choice

         2. Giveaway #2 – $200 gift card from MOO.COM

Didn’t win? Don’t feel bad! We’ll be giving away ONE MORE Kelly Moore Bag before the party’s over – and MOO is giving all of our readers an amazing gift!

HEADS UP: Paperie’s Birthday is a crazy time of year and our inboxes overfloweth. Please follow us on Facebook for frequent announcements!

We didn’t want to leave you empty-handed with this post so we’re giving our Paperie readers one quick giveaway before it’s “lights out” tonight. Never fear though – we will be back on Thursday morning ready to go with prizes galore!

Right now you have a chance to win a Sassy Designs Inc. $200.00 giftcard.

How do you win this giftcard? It’s easy!

U.S. RESIDENTS: All you have to do is post in the comments here and tell us what your favorite item is in the Sassy Shop! That’s all there is to it!

For BONUS chances to win: Go to your Facebook and / or Twitter accounts and post the following (then tell us where you did):

I love sassy-designs.net / @SassyDesignsInc and @PaperieBoutique / PaperieBoutique.com – win this week at PaperieBirthday.com!

You can also follow Sassy Designs on Facebook and / or Paperie Boutique on Facebook (or state that you follow one – or both already, in separate comments here).

Each entry requires its own separate comment here. (In simple terms: If you want FIVE chances to win, you have to do all five things listed above, and then make five separate comments here telling us how you did them.)

Comment that you have posted to your Twitter or Facebook account(s) – with a link to where you did it – in separate comments here to have multiple chances to win!

ATTENTION: All links you post must direct to public-access accounts. We cannot verify links on private, friends & family only, or passworded accounts and they will not be eligible to win this item. If we have to subscribe to your feed, a website, or forum – or request permission to see them – your entry will automatically be disqualified.

Comment(s) must be posted here by 11:59 p.m. EDT on Saturday, July 27th. You can enter up to five times total. Post that you have met each of the requirements in separate comments to have multiple chances to win!

You can enter / post up to five times total – one entry each for both the options listed above. (PLEASE NOTE: Comments are held for moderation and may not appear immediately. Please be patient! They will show up eventually.)

You have five chances to win, but only one chance PER OPTION – please do not post the same link multiple times. Duplicate links will be removed. Each entry requires its own separate comment to have multiple chances to win!

Comments on this entry will be numbered in order of posting. The winning number will be chosen by Random.org, and the winner will be contacted within 48-72 hours of the winner-announcement to claim their prize. See official rules for more details.

Thank you so much Sassy Designs Inc. for another great giveaway – visit them on Facebook! Good luck!

Want to go shopping now? Well nearly all items in the Sassy Shop are on sale for just $0.25 each! Digital Papers, Design Elements, Frames, Wall Display Guides, Storyboards, and more! The only EXCEPTIONS to this sale will be the items listed in the following categories: Blog Themes, Custom Design, Marketing Kits, Specials/Promotions, and Scrapbook Paper.

Want to make sure you get it all and don’t run out of time to add things to your cart? Don’t want to have to worry about downloading all of your items within the 28-day download time frame? Buy it all for one SUPER LOW price and the files will be sent to you on a USB Flash Drive!

The ENTIRE SASSY SHOP can be yours for just $100.00!

Welcome to Paperie Boutique’s FOURTH BIRTHDAY celebration – sponsored by HB Photo Packaging, Kelly Moore Bag, Animoto, Click Magazine, Sassy Designs Inc., Artsy Couture, Prairie Sweet Boutique, Black River Imaging, Clickin Moms, Simply Color / Simply Canvas, Kraft and Jute, Modern Album Designs, Full Color Lab, CPQ Professional Photo Lab, Photographer Cafe, Nations Photo Lab, Paint the Moon Photoshop Actions and Textures, Hardwood Frames, and Birdesign. The party runs from July 19th – July ??.

During the celebration our U.S. readers can win thousands of dollars in prizes and merchandise directly from our incredible sponsors and vendors! Our family of merchants will also provide several discount codes and promotions for our audience that will be posted at PaperieBirthday.com throughout the week-long event. All of these giveaways and special offers will be posted multiple times each day during the hours of 10 a.m. and 10 p.m. EDT – so you’ll want to check back, and check back often! Thanks for four great years and Happy Birthday Paperie!

Don’t forget to visit PaperieBirthday.com and see what you missed!

The birthday party is now in full-swing and runs for over a week from July 19th – July ??th!

More on the way Thursday – see you then!
-Robyn & Todd

P.S. If you’re a vendor who would like to sponsor the event, donate a prize,
        and / or provide a discount code for our readers please contact Todd:
        todd AT paperieboutique DOT com – we’d love to have you join us!

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birthday – MOO.COM

HEADS UP: Paperie’s Birthday is a crazy time of year and our inboxes overfloweth. Please follow us on Facebook for frequent announcements!

Happy 4th birthday to Paperie Boutique!
Visit PaperieBirthday.com for all events!

Welcome to Paperie Boutique’s FOURTH BIRTHDAY celebration – sponsored by HB Photo Packaging, Kelly Moore Bag, Animoto, Click Magazine, Sassy Designs Inc., Artsy Couture, Prairie Sweet Boutique, Black River Imaging, Clickin Moms, Simply Color / Simply Canvas, Kraft and Jute, Modern Album Designs, Full Color Lab, CPQ Professional Photo Lab, Photographer Cafe, Nations Photo Lab, Paint the Moon Photoshop Actions and Textures, Hardwood Frames, and Birdesign. The party runs from July 19th – July 25th!

During the celebration our U.S. readers can win thousands of dollars in prizes and merchandise directly from our incredible sponsors and vendors! Our family of merchants will also provide several discount codes and promotions for our audience that will be posted at PaperieBirthday.com throughout the week-long event. All of these giveaways and special offers will be posted multiple times each day during the hours of 10 a.m. and 10 p.m. EDT – so you’ll want to check back, and check back often! Thanks for four great years and Happy Birthday Paperie!

Is everyone ready for our next big giveaway? One lucky Paperie reader will win a $200 gift card – and free priority shipping – from MOO.COM!

MOO will help you create amazing business cards, MiniCards, stickers, and postcards – just to name a few of their incredible products. Design is key to everything MOO does. They are passionate about helping people of all abilities design the best looking and highest quality print products: products that will help you and your business look great.

MOO prints millions of cards a month and has hundreds of thousands of customers in over 180 countries – with offices in London, UK and Rhode Island, USA! And Paperie offers several MOO templates available for download.

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THIS GIVEAWAY’S WINNER HAS BEEN ANNOUNCED ON FACEBOOK!

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How do you win? It’s easy!

U.S. RESIDENTS: Just leave a comment on this entry telling us what your favorite MOO product is.

For BONUS chances to win: Go to your Facebook and / or Twitter accounts and post the following (then tell us where you did):

I love MOO.COM / @overheardatmoo and @PaperieBoutique / PaperieBoutique.com – win this week at PaperieBirthday.com!

You can also follow MOO on Facebook and / or Paperie Boutique on Facebook (or state that you follow one – or both already, in separate comments here).

Each entry requires its own separate comment here. (In simple terms: If you want FIVE chances to win, you have to do all five things listed above, and then make five separate comments here telling us how you did them.)

Comment that you have posted to your Twitter or Facebook account(s) – with a link to where you did it – in separate comments here to have multiple chances to win!

ATTENTION: All links you post must direct to public-access accounts. We cannot verify links on private, friends & family only, or passworded accounts and they will not be eligible to win this item. If we have to subscribe to your feed, a website, or forum – or request permission to see them – your entry will automatically be disqualified.

Comment(s) must be posted here by 11:59 p.m. EDT on Tuesday, July 23rd. You can enter up to five times total. Post that you have met each of the requirements in separate comments to have multiple chances to win!

You can enter / post up to five times total – one entry each for both the options listed above. (PLEASE NOTE: Comments are held for moderation and may not appear immediately. Please be patient! They will show up eventually.)

You have five chances to win, but only one chance PER OPTION – please do not post the same link multiple times. Duplicate links will be removed. Each entry requires its own separate comment to have multiple chances to win!

Comments on this entry will be numbered in order of posting. The winning number will be chosen by Random.org, and the winner will be contacted within 48-72 hours of the winner-announcement to claim their prize. See official rules for more details.

HUGE thanks to MOO.COM – visit them on Facebook! Good luck!

Don’t forget to visit PaperieBirthday.com and see what you missed!

We’re just getting started — the birthday party runs for a full week from Friday, July 19th – Thursday, July 25th!

Check back Saturday for more great giveaways!
-Robyn & Todd

P.S. If you’re a vendor who would like to sponsor the event, donate a prize,
        and / or provide a discount code for our readers please contact Todd:
        todd AT paperieboutique DOT com – we’d love to have you join us!

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June weddings

Paperie is excited to feature an amazing two-part “packaging and presentation” series by Lindsay Alexander Photography! Please help us welcome Lindsay for this “Part II – Wedding Welcome Packet” guest post. (You can view Lindsay’s first post “Part I – Packaging” here.)

Hi, I’m Lindsay – a lifestyle and wedding photographer based in Fort Mill, South Carolina. After four years of business, I knew that I was ready for a change. When you own your own business and YOUR NAME is at the forefront of what you do, you want your product to be TRUE to who YOU are! Yes, I loved my old look . . . it was me THEN. I just wanted my new look to be ME NOW! I wanted everything to speak to the heart of why it is that I have this business in the first place and it took time and development as an artist and business owner to know that.

(Please click on each of the photographs below for a larger pop-up version. And visit Lindsay’s “Welcome Packet” post on her blog for a detailed explanation of each of the photos you see here.)

The sheets for my Wedding Welcome Packet were printed as flyers on high gloss paper. The bridal and e-session cards are rack cards and the groom card is a 5×7 watercolor card from WHCC. The large kraft envelopes and folders are from Paper Presentation.

“Part I – Packaging” with additional vendors listed -
http://paperieboutique.com/2013/06/24/lindsay_alexander/

My blog post on my “Wedding Welcome Packet” –
http://blog.lindsayalexanderphotography.com/welcome-packet…




Thanks again Lindsay for sharing your packaging / branding / marketing with our Paperie readers! Don’t miss the first installment of our series with Lindsay Alexander Photography – “Part I – Packaging” – here!

If you would like your packaging featured on Paperie, please write and he will help you get set up.

We’d love to feature your business here, too!




Paperie Boutique would like to introduce our newest sponsor – Animoto!

“Animoto was founded in 2005 with the vision of inspiring people to share their lives through the magic and power of video. Animoto’s founders include veterans of the entertainment industry and have produced shows for MTV, Comedy Central, & ABC, studied music in London, and played in indie rock bands in Seattle.

Today, Animoto is a video creation service (online and mobile) that makes it easy and fun for anyone to create and share extraordinary videos using their own pictures, video clips, words and music.”

Please help us welcome Animoto to the Paperie family, and read more about Animoto for professional photographers here.




We are gearing up for our 4th annual birthday party in mid-July and we’d love to have you be a part of it all!

Last year our vendors provided Paperie readers with over $16,000 in prizes in just ONE WEEK – and our site received over 4.7 million hits during the celebration!

Some of the vendors who participated include MOO.COM, WHCC, Artsy Couture, Kelly Moore Bags, Clickin’ Moms / Click Magazine, Color Inc. Pro Lab, Black River Imaging, Epiphanie Bags, Rice Studio Supply, JoTotes, Sarah Petty’s The Joy of Marketing, ProDPI, drop it MODERN, Miller’s Lab, and MORE!

If that’s not enough to convince you, then just read on…

“Your giveaway was a great success and drove lots of traffic for us!” -Nathiya, emerabags.com

“Hasn’t even been up for 15 minutes and we already have 25 new fans on our Facebook! Wow that was quick.” -Ryan, h-bphoto.com

“I’ve received triple the amount of traffic from your site than any other site I’m advertising on! I’m so pleased with choosing to advertise with you!” -Kathy, boudoirbusinessboutique.com

“Anybody wanting to advertise really should. I love browsing your ads to find new vendors and resources.” -Kim, momtriedit.net

“I can’t tell you how many people we have advertised with that pretty much ignore our requests (or so we feel). We will be staying with you as long as we are still in business!” -Lori, prairiesweet.com

Contact Todd if you are interested in a custom advertising plan or a Paperie sponsorship and / or wish to sponsor a prize giveaway in this year’s birthday event.

Or you can choose from one of our standard advertising plans and pay instantly here.

Once payment has been made, write and include a copy of your receipt and attach an image for the ad-size purchased.




Last but not least… As we close out the month of June, Robyn also closes out her run as Contributing Editor / columnist with Professional Photographer Magazine.

For her final June 2013 column, Robyn brings everything around “full circle” with the topic “Sales and Marketing Tools“. Her first column in June 2010 was on the very same topic!

In this issue Robyn featured products by Miss Poppy Design, Beth Forester’s photoDUDS, The Shoppe Designs, Birdesign Shop, Prairie Sweet
Boutique, and Design Aglow.

Click the magazine pages above to read a larger .pdf version of the article. You can also find the article on page 54 and page 56 of the print-version. Plus you can download the digital edition now if you’re a PPA member or digital subscriber.

Don’t get Professional Photographer Magazine? You can subscribe here!




Have a great holiday week! See you real soon!
-Robyn & Todd

P.S. See more recent posts on welcome packets at the links below:
1. http://paperieboutique.com/2013/04/25/photographer_welcome_packet/
2. http://paperieboutique.com/2013/04/27/boudoir_themed_welcome_kit/

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stamp of approval

Paperie is excited to feature an amazing two-part “packaging and presentation” series by Lindsay Alexander Photography! Please help us welcome Lindsay for this “Part I – Packaging” guest post. (You can now view Lindsay’s second post “Part II – Wedding Welcome Packet” here.)

Hi, I’m Lindsay – a lifestyle and wedding photographer based in Fort Mill, South Carolina. After four years of business, I knew that I was ready for a change. When you own your own business and YOUR NAME is at the forefront of what you do, you want your product to be TRUE to who YOU are! Yes, I loved my old look . . . it was me THEN. I just wanted my new look to be ME NOW! I wanted everything to speak to the heart of why it is that I have this business in the first place and it took time and development as an artist and business owner to know that.

(Please click on each of the photographs below for a larger pop-up version.)

I decided to jump head first into a complete overhaul and re-brand of my business which was unveiled in April. (You can read all about the process here.) It was a four month journey from start to finish that included a new logo, rebuilding a new website and blog, new products, a business video, new processes (from a business side), new opportunities for my clients, new marketing and NEW packaging.

It was a TON of hard work and many late nights of decision making. In the end, I am so happy with the final outcome and a “look” that truly reflects who I am and what my business is all about.

One of the most fun parts of the re-brand was designing my new marketing and packaging. When I began to envision my custom packaging I knew that I wanted everything to have a very personal touch. With so many things manufactured these days, there is something about holding something someone MADE and personalized in your hands that always feels, I dunno, warm and inviting.

I wanted packaging that looked like me and spoke to the heart of the details that I care so much about. I also wanted everything to coordinate, feel organic and have a purpose. I found ways to implement my signature metallic gold, black, white, kraft and my fun chevron print as the bones of my design. I then worked to create something that was beautiful, meaningful and practical for my clients.

I love the finished product…..it is totally me! Read more at the links below:

How I Decided on my New Brand and The Evolution of It -
http://blog.lindsayalexanderphotography.com…evolution-of-the-brand/

My Custom Packaging -
http://blog.lindsayalexanderphotography.com…custom-packaging/




    Here is the vendor information for the photos and products shown above:

1. Business cards were designed by me and ordered from VistaPrint
    on their new high-quality thick stock. I love them! I hand-painted
    the edges myself. LOVE how they turned out!

2. My postcards were designed by me and ordered from VistaPrint -
    their standard postcards. Practical and perfect for their purpose.
    They are lots of fun to send!

3. My small treat bags for my little clients along with my larger
    muslin bags are from Celestial Gifts.

4. My stamps were designed by me and ordered through
    RubberStamps.net.

5. My vertical hang-tags are basically vertical business cards with
    my image on the front and basic info on the back. They are a linen
    texture from VistaPrint.

6. My kraft DVD sleeves are from ReBinder. I have used them all
    four years of my business and just love them. They look great,
    work great and are RECYCLED materials. The best part!

7. My gold and white twine is from The Twinery.

8. Both trifolds were designed by me and were printed through
    WHCC on their watercolor paper. I LOVE the quality and feel
    of these. They are really beautiful.

9. Kraft bags and tissue are from Hobby Lobby and when they
    go on sale (which they always do), I stock up! Inside are
    usually prints that are inserted into bags with backing board
    from ClearBags.com.

10. My wedding boxes are from Paper Source. I have also used
     them for my boxes for four years. The quality is GREAT and I
     love that these have a nubby, recycled paper quality to them.




Thank you so much Lindsay for sharing your packaging / branding / marketing with our Paperie readers! You can see Lindsay Alexander Photography‘s second installment in the series – “Part II – Wedding Welcome Packet” – here!

If you would like your packaging featured on Paperie, please write and he will help you get set up.

We’d love to feature your business here, too!




We are gearing up for our 4th annual birthday party in mid-July and we’d love to have you be a part of it all!

Last year our vendors provided Paperie readers with over $16,000 in prizes in just ONE WEEK – and our site received over 4.7 million hits during the celebration!

Some of the vendors who participated include MOO.COM, WHCC, Artsy Couture, Kelly Moore Bags, Clickin’ Moms / Click Magazine, Color Inc. Pro Lab, Black River Imaging, Epiphanie Bags, Rice Studio Supply, JoTotes, Sarah Petty’s The Joy of Marketing, ProDPI, drop it MODERN, Miller’s Lab, and MORE!

If that’s not enough to convince you, then just read on…

“Your giveaway was a great success and drove lots of traffic for us!” -Nathiya, emerabags.com

“Hasn’t even been up for 15 minutes and we already have 25 new fans on our Facebook! Wow that was quick.” -Ryan, h-bphoto.com

“I’ve received triple the amount of traffic from your site than any other site I’m advertising on! I’m so pleased with choosing to advertise with you!” -Kathy, boudoirbusinessboutique.com

“Anybody wanting to advertise really should. I love browsing your ads to find new vendors and resources.” -Kim, momtriedit.net

“I can’t tell you how many people we have advertised with that pretty much ignore our requests (or so we feel). We will be staying with you as long as we are still in business!” -Lori, prairiesweet.com

Contact Todd if you are interested in a custom advertising plan or a Paperie sponsorship and / or wish to sponsor a prize giveaway in this year’s birthday event.

Or you can choose from one of our standard advertising plans and pay instantly here.

Once payment has been made, write and include a copy of your receipt and attach an image for the ad-size purchased.




Happy summer everyone!
-Robyn & Todd

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haute packets

We’re excited to have another photographer packaging feature / guest post here at Paperie Boutique!

Please welcome Sarah of Parisi Images – don’t forget to visit her blog for additional images and vendor resources for the products shown below!

Since starting my photography business in 2007, I have worked hard at honing my brand into one that is both timeless and versatile. It has always been important to me that my branding allow my images to speak for themselves, giving the photographs center attention and not the design. Similarly, it’s been important that the branding emphasize the story-telling approach I take when photographing weddings.

When designing my identity system (I am a professional designer as well as photographer), I took cues from the design and layout of old newspapers, magazines (namely Life) and advertisements. This meant that I kept my color palette to the simple combination of black, white and kraft. Over time, as I added more pieces – namely the 8×8 brochure booklet – I included additional colors pulled directly from my images—colors like navy, burnt orange, magenta and deep kelly green.

Perhaps the two most important pieces in my branding so far are the kraft folders and the 8×8 12-page informational brochure booklet. The kraft folders (folders from Paper Presentation and letterpress logo printed by Cranky Pressman) offer me a great way to provide prospective and current clients with packets of information as well as giving me an easy-to-ship way to package fine art prints. The informational brochure/booklet is meant to be a stand-out piece that I mail to any bride who inquires about my services.

Other items in my identity system pieces include a square 2×2 business card on kraft paper, an A2 flat card I use to write handwritten notes of all sorts (I intentionally decided to make a generic card so that I could use them for all occasions), custom post-it notes and, of course, logo stickers and shipping labels.

Don’t forget to click each of the photos below for a larger pop-up image!

To view print vendors and other product information, please visit:
parisi-images.com/custom-branding-and-packaging…..photography/




Thank you so much Sarah for sharing your packaging / branding / marketing with us! If you would like your packaging featured on Paperie, please write and he will help you get set up.

We’d love to have you on the site!




We recently held a giveaway for HB Photo Packaging – the prize was a set of TEN 4GB USB drives with engraving –and– coordinated boxes! And the winner is…Krista Mason Photography!

Krista, we’ll be in touch this week with information on how to collect your prize – congrats! And thanks once again to HB Photo Packaging for the fantastic prize, and to everyone who entered!




We are offering a special spring ’13 discount for new advertisers. We averaged nearly 11,500,000 initial page hits per month between December 2012 and February 2013 – and over 332,000 unique visitors during the same timeframe.

“I’ve received triple the amount of traffic from your site than any other site I’m advertising on! I’m so pleased with choosing to advertise with you!” -Kathy, boudoirbusinessboutique.com

“Anybody wanting to advertise really should. I love browsing your ads to find new vendors and resources.” -Kim, momtriedit.net

“Your giveaway was a great success and drove lots of traffic for us!” -Nathiya, emerabags.com

“I can’t tell you how many people we have advertised with that pretty much ignore our requests (or so we feel). We will be staying with you as long as we are still in business!” -Lori, prairiesweet.com

“Hasn’t even been up for 15 minutes and we already have 25 new fans on our Facebook! Wow that was quick.” -Ryan, h-bphoto.com

Contact Todd if you are interested in a custom advertising plan or a Paperie sponsorship. Or you can choose from one of our standard advertising plans and pay instantly:



click here to order now


Once payment has been made, write and include a copy of your receipt and attach an image for the ad-size purchased.




If you’ve missed our recent photo-collage posts with photographer welcome packets, USB / thumb drive packaging, muslin bag packaging, and more – we’ve archived it all in one place for you. Just visit this new page to get caught up!

Check in soon – another giveaway is on the way!
-Robyn & Todd

P.S. Did you know we have a NEW Facebook fan page? Make sure you join for frequent updates – we post there even on days we don’t update the blog! We’re almost to 1000 fans and we’ll have a special giveaway when we hit that mark!

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boudie call

After posting our “welcome packet collage” recently, we had a request on Facebook for boudoir-themed kits. We were more than happy to oblige!

We’ve included links to the original blog entry / website post by the photographer – and the Pinterest pin / Instagram photo / Flickr photo. Make sure you click on all of the links provided to learn about each packet in greater detail (and to see more photos of the kits assembled and unassembled)!

From left to right, top to bottom:

1. Meghan Garner Portrait Designs
    website / on Pinterest

2. Miss Boudoir
    website / on Pinterest

3. Denton Boudoir Photography
    on Paperie / on Pinterest

4. Simply Boudoir
    blog entry / on Pinterest

5. Molly Marie Photography
    website / boudieshorts.com / on Pinterest

6. White Peach Photography
    website / on Facebook / on Instagram

7. Bad Girl Boudoir
    website / on Flickr / on Pinterest

8. Bri Woods Chaney Photography
    blog entry / on Pinterest

Here are a few boudoir Welcome Packets / Marketing Kits for sale:

1. theshoppedesigns.com Ooh La La Boudoir Magazine
2. boudieshorts.com Boudoir Marketing e-Book and Templates
3. boudoirbusinessboutique.com Business & Marketing Templates
4. designaglow.com “Boudoir Welcome Packet”
5. designaglow.com “Boudoir Welcome Kit” assembly inspiration

Don’t forget to see this Paperie post with information on assembling your own welcome kit, and our recent welcome packet collage for a dozen more welcome packets / websites / pins. This Paperie entry also includes links to welcome packets that have previously been featured here.

Have a welcome packet you’d like to share with a class? Whether it’s your own kit, or a favorite you’ve seen online, please share the link in the comments!




Mother’s Day is rapidly approaching. Don’t forget we have three (FREE!) template downloads that make perfect client gifts. Click on each image below to find the instructions and download link!

We are offering a special spring ’13 discount for new advertisers. We averaged nearly 11,500,000 initial page hits per month between December 2012 and February 2013 – and over 332,000 unique visitors during the same timeframe.

“I’ve received triple the amount of traffic from your site than any other site I’m advertising on! I’m so pleased with choosing to advertise with you!” -Kathy, boudoirbusinessboutique.com

“Anybody wanting to advertise really should. I love browsing your ads to find new vendors and resources.” -Kim, momtriedit.net

“Your giveaway was a great success and drove lots of traffic for us!” -Nathiya, emerabags.com

“I can’t tell you how many people we have advertised with that pretty much ignore our requests (or so we feel). We will be staying with you as long as we are still in business!” -Lori, prairiesweet.com

“Hasn’t even been up for 15 minutes and we already have 25 new fans on our Facebook! Wow that was quick.” -Ryan, h-bphoto.com

Contact Todd if you are interested in a custom advertising plan or a Paperie sponsorship. Or you can choose from one of our standard advertising plans and pay instantly:



click here to order now


Once payment has been made, write and include a copy of your receipt and attach an image for the ad-size purchased.




Pssst… We have a big giveaway going on right now – one lucky Paperie reader will win a set of TEN HB Photo Packaging 4GB USB thumb drives with logo engraving – and – coordinated boxes!

Plus through midnight Sunday, April 28th, Paperie readers can get 15% off all HB Photo Packaging Web Store items with the code “PaperieUSB“!

Go here for more details on the giveaway – and to win! Happy weekend!
-Robyn & Todd

P.S. Did you know we have a NEW Facebook fan page? Please make sure you join for frequent updates – we post there even on days we don’t update the blog!

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your. welcome.

One of our most requested topics is “photographer welcome kits / packets“. We’ve created a photo-grouping of some of our favorite kits on Pinterest. And we’ve included links to the original blog entry post by the photographer, and the Pinterest pin. Make sure you click both links provided to learn about each packet in greater detail (and to see more photos of the kits assembled and unassembled)!

From left to right, top to bottom:

1. Melissa Jill Photography
    blog entry / on Pinterest

2. Amanda Mae Photography
    blog entry / on Pinterest

3. Emily Crump Photography
    blog entry / on Pinterest

4. Ragamuffin Pet Photography
    blog entry / on Pinterest

5. Chris Cornwell Photographer
    blog entry / on Pinterest

6. Persimmon Images
    blog entry / on Pinterest

7. Erin Phillips Photography
    blog entry / on Pinterest

8. Ashley McCormick Photography
    blog entry / on Pinterest

9. Lauren Winter Photography
    blog entry / on Pinterest

10. Hunter Photographic
      blog entry / on Pinterest

11. Heather Thorne Photography
      blog entry / on Pinterest

12. Jodi Miller Photography
      blog entry / on Pinterest

Don’t forget to see this Paperie post with information on assembling your own welcome kit. The Paperie entry also includes links to welcome packets that have previously been featured here. And this is a great pinboard to follow on Pinterest – “Welcome Packets“.

Have a welcome packet you’d like to share with a class? Whether it’s your own kit, or a favorite you’ve seen online, please share the link in the comments!




We’re excited to share the launch of the Prairie Sweet Sunshine Art Baby Line by one of our favorite advertisers Prairie Sweet Boutique!

The collection is 50% off through Friday, April 26th so time is of the essence!

Go. Buy. NOW!




We are offering a special spring ’13 discount for new advertisers We averaged nearly 11,500,000 initial page hits per month between December 2012 and February 2013 – and over 332,000 unique visitors during the same timeframe.

“I’ve received triple the amount of traffic from your site than any other site I’m advertising on! I’m so pleased with choosing to advertise with you!” -Kathy, boudoirbusinessboutique.com

“Anybody wanting to advertise really should. I love browsing your ads to find new vendors and resources.” -Kim, momtriedit.net

“Your giveaway was a great success and drove lots of traffic for us!” -Nathiya, emerabags.com

“I can’t tell you how many people we have advertised with that pretty much ignore our requests (or so we feel). We will be staying with you as long as we are still in business!” -Lori, prairiesweet.com

“Hasn’t even been up for 15 minutes and we already have 25 new fans on our Facebook! Wow that was quick.” -Ryan, h-bphoto.com

Contact Todd if you are interested in a custom advertising plan or a Paperie sponsorship. Or you can choose from one of our standard advertising plans and pay instantly:



click here to order now


Once payment has been made, write and include a copy of your receipt and attach an image for the ad-size purchased.




Don’t forget we have a big giveaway going on right now – one lucky Paperie reader will win a set of TEN HB Photo Packaging 4GB USB thumb drives with logo engraving – and – coordinated boxes!

Plus through midnight Sunday, April 28th, Paperie readers can get 15% off all HB Photo Packaging Web Store items with the code “PaperieUSB“!

Go here for more details on the giveaway – and to win! Good luck!
-Robyn & Todd

P.S. Did you know we have a NEW Facebook fan page? Please make sure you join for frequent updates – we post there even on days we don’t update the blog!

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need a little Christmas?

Here is a FREE holiday-themed postcard download for print at MOO.com (check below for more FREE holiday minicard and sticker downloads):

→ download link – Christmas tree postcard ← (please note this file was designed in CS2 and you must have Photoshop or Elements and know how to edit a .psd layered file—I do not provide technical support for this download)

The font used is “American Typewriter“. Drop-shadow edge not included in download.

Christmas tree design is ©all rights reserved by another artist and is available for use when included in this free postcard design only. It cannot be copied, resold, made available for download or given away elsewhere, or redistributed. No exceptions.




Here are a couple of our previous FREE holiday-themed minicard downloads for print at MOO.com (check below for matching sticker downloads):

→ download link (HO)³ ← (please note this file was designed in CS2 and is a .pdf—MOO will print .pdf files—I do not provide technical support for this download)

→ download link candy cane ← (please note this file was designed in CS2 and you must have Photoshop or Elements and know how to edit a .psd layered file—I do not provide technical support for this download)

They are designed to be used as a bag-tag or gift tags. Just punch a hole in one end and run thin ribbon through it. (I also used a corner punch.) Instant cute!

The fonts used are Annabelle and Myriad Pro. You can change the background color but I don’t recommend it, as the candy cane graphic won’t appear properly. Drop-shadow edges not included in downloads.

The Paperie Boutique minicards available for download above – and stickers available for download below – were recently featured on The MOO Blog (“Too pretty to open – creative packaging with MOO“) in October 2012.




The stickers below match the MOO minicard template FREE downloads above:

→ download link ← “elf-inspected” sticker (right-click, save-as)
→ download link ← “(HO)³” sticker (right-click, save-as)

→ download link ←    “no time/presents” sticker (right-click, save-as)

All stickers shown above are flat .png files sized for print at MOO.com.

Please note this sticker .psd file was designed in CS2 and you must have Photoshop or Elements and know how to edit a .psd layered file to alter it — I do not provide technical support for this download. The background color may be changed. The text layer can be hidden and replaced.

MOO loves to feature our stickers on their blog and in their newsletters!

And last year MOO asked me to create templates for their sticker labels and round sticker lines. I was happy to oblige and I’m sharing them here again as FREE downloads – they have now been updated for 2012.

Below you will find two FREE sticker label templates (one is a holiday-themed mailing label, the other a holiday themed gift label) and FREE coordinating round “postmark” stickers.

PLEASE NOTE: There are now separate links for U.S. and UK downloads for those of you who prefer the date (“25″) before the month (“12″) in the design postmark. The flag icons will help direct you to the download-version you prefer.

see larger example of the above template here

  → download link U.S. address label ← (please note this file was designed in CS2 and you must have Photoshop or Elements and know how to edit a .psd layered file — I do not provide technical support for this download)

  → download link UK address label ← (please note this file was designed in CS2 and you must have Photoshop or Elements and know how to edit a .psd layered file — I do not provide technical support for this download)

  → download link U.S. gift label ← (please note this file was designed in CS2 and you must have Photoshop or Elements and know how to edit a .psd layered file — I do not provide technical support for this download)

  → download link UK gift label ← (please note this file was designed in CS2 and you must have Photoshop or Elements and know how to edit a .psd layered file — I do not provide technical support for this download)

  → download link U.S. circle sticker ← (please note this file was designed in CS2 and you must have Photoshop or Elements and know how to edit a .psd layered file — I do not provide technical support for this download)

  → download link UK circle sticker ← (please note this file was designed in CS2 and you must have Photoshop or Elements and know how to edit a .psd layered file — I do not provide technical support for this download)

Don’t forget to check out our FREE downloads pages for even more goodies!




All templates are ©Robyn Pollman, 2010-2012. All rights reserved. Templates may not be copied, resold, made available for download or given away elsewhere, or redistributed without my written permission.




Hey guess what? MOO.com is offering 25% off Holiday Cards right now!

“We know what it’s like. You have all these good intentions of sending all your festive cards early, and then out of nowhere – you don’t. So perhaps a season-long Holiday Card sale will help get you organized… How about 25% off Holiday Cards?”




Black River Imaging is offering a special giveaway for Paperie readers. The Grand Prize Winner will receive a $250.00 Black River Imaging gift code! The two runner-ups will each receive a $100.00 Black River Imaging gift code!

You can also win a $100.00 gift card to Prairie Sweet Boutique – just click here!

The Prairie Sweet Boutique website is running a 75% off sale until 12 p.m. CST on Monday, November 19th – just use the code THANKS75!




We’re just getting started this week! Check back soon…
-Robyn & Todd

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totally Sweet!

One of our new advertisers—Prairie Sweet Boutique—is here for a GIVEAWAY and guest / vendor post. Right now they’re having a huge THANK YOU sale to thank all of their fans for a wonderful first few months of business! From now until 12 p.m. CST on November 19th they are having a storewide 75% off sale! This is their biggest (and last huge) sale of the year!

Prairie Sweet Boutique specializes in fresh, vibrant, clean high-end designs for the photographer and paper crafter. Prairie Sweet offers a large selection on designer digital papers that are super popular as well as holiday cards, marketing templates, calendar templates and a whole section of client gift templates!

Let Prairie Sweet do your designing this year! NOW is the time to stock up!

Treat your clients to Prairie Sweet!

Sign up for our newsletter to get special sneak peeks and promotions:
www.prairiesweet.com

Join us on Facebook for up to the minute news and sale info:
www.facebook.com/prairiesweet

And now one lucky Paperie reader will win a a $100 gift card to Prairie Sweet Boutique! How? It’s easy! All you have to do is post in the comments here and tell us what your favorite Prairie Sweet Boutique product is! That’s it!

You can have an additional – optional – “bonus” entry if you “like” the Prairie Sweet Boutique Facebook fan page – just comment that you’ve done so, or that you’re already a fan.

And another additional – optional – “bonus” entry if you follow @prairie_sweet on Twitter – just comment that you’ve followed or already follow them.

Each entry requires its own separate comment here. (In simple terms: If you want THREE chances to win, you have to do the THREE separate things listed above, and then make three separate comments here telling us how you did them.)

Comment with your favorite Prairie Sweet Boutique product here – or that you’ve liked Prairie Sweet on Facebook – or that you’ve followed @prairie_sweet on Twitter – in separate comments here to have multiple chances to win!

Comment(s) must be posted here by 11:59 p.m. EST on Wednesday, November 21st. You can enter up to THREE times total. Post that you have met the individual requirements in three separate comments here to have multiple chances to win!

You can enter / post up to three times total – one entry each for all of the options listed above. (PLEASE NOTE: Comments are held for moderation and may not appear immediately. Please be patient! They will show up eventually.)

You have THREE chances to win, but only one chance PER OPTION – please do not post the same link multiple times. Duplicate links will be removed. Each entry requires its own separate comment to have multiple chances to win! See official rules for more details. Please note that Paperie Boutique hosted events are open to U.S. residents age 18 and over only.

Comments on this entry will be numbered in order of posting. The winning number will be chosen by Random.org, and the winner will be contacted within 48-72 hours of the winner-announcement to claim their prize.

Good luck to everyone who enters, and thanks to Prairie Sweet Boutique for such a wonderful prize!




Black River Imaging is offering a special giveaway for Paperie readers. The Grand Prize Winner will receive a $250.00 Black River Imaging gift code! The two runner-ups will each receive a $100.00 Black River Imaging gift code!

Hey guess what? MOO.com is offering 25% off Holiday Cards right now!

“We know what it’s like. You have all these good intentions of sending all your festive cards early, and then out of nowhere – you don’t. So perhaps a season-long Holiday Card sale will help get you organized… How about 25% off Holiday Cards?”

Pssst… You can download our FREE Moo holiday postcard, minicard, sticker, and gift/address label templates here!




Stay tuned for more goodies in the days to come!
-Robyn & Todd

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cornucopia

Here’s a product spotlight on one of the albums featured in my November Professional Photographer Magazine column—Little KISSes by KISS Books!

While some companies provide “brag books”, or small copies of a larger album, there aren’t many who allow you to purchase just the smaller book. KISS doesn’t limit their photographers! You can order the cute, 4×4″ Little KISSes for any occasion—without needing to order a larger book.

The Little KISSes can be ordered with leather or linen covers, and are photographically printed—which is infinitely superior to the standard, press-printed options most companies offer. They sport the same lay-flat binding, beautiful printing, and top-notch quality as their bigger siblings. Little KISSes are perfect for surprising your clients! What better way to say thanks than sending them a mini copy of their album that they keep in their purse? What better tool can you give her to show all her friends your work? Since Little KISSes are ordered and constructed in sets of 2, there’s a spare copy for mom or a wedding planner to carry as well.

The KISS System is the rejection of our option-obsessed world.

Design:
Create beautiful album layouts in minutes instead of hours with the revolutionary cloud-based Designer. Too busy? We’ll do it for you: Design for $49.

Share:
A click shares your album design on Facebook—or on your client’s wall. You can even share designs made in other apps. Clients can leave comments on each page of the slideshow so their changes are easy to understand.

Order:
After your clients approve their design online, you don’t export, or upload—just click the order button and you’re set.

Deliver:
The fit & finish, leather, printing, and packaging of a KISS Book will reflect your professionalism to your clients for a lifetime.

Hey guess what? MOO.com is offering 25% off Holiday Cards right now!

“We know what it’s like. You have all these good intentions of sending all your festive cards early, and then out of nowhere – you don’t. So perhaps a season-long Holiday Card sale will help get you organized… How about 25% off Holiday Cards?”

Pssst… You can download our FREE Moo holiday postcard, minicard, sticker, and gift/address label templates here!




We have a winner in The Album Cafe giveaway…and it’s Jordan Hoppes!

Thanks so much to everyone who entered, and to The Album Cafe for such a wonderful prize for our readers! Congrats Jordan!

Great news for everyone – this week The Album Cafe is holding a 40% off sale right now through November 18th! No coupon code is needed.




Here are two more “inspiration” holiday giftwrap photos from Pinterest – originally posted to the Hege Greenall-Scholtz blog:

Just a few weeks left until the 2012 “Wrap Battle” – are you ready?
-Robyn & Todd

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season’s treatings

First up today is a guest post on custom ink stamps by Lizvette Wreath!

“After thinking of ways to keep my costs low I came across the idea of custom rubber stamps. I bought these at rubberstamps.net – they have free shipping when you spend $20! What I like the most is that I can stamp almost everything (thank you cards, hello notes, welcome packets, small goodie bags, small canvas totes…). I purchased the stamp ink at Michael’s, they have a great variety of colors that can match almost any type of branding. Cute, right?” -Lizvette Wreath

(See ideas for DIY rubber-stamp embossing on packaging here and here. See ideas for rubber-stamping your photography packaging here and here. See ideas for rubber-stamping muslin bags here and here.)




And now Paperie Boutique is going to give one lucky reader two of Robyn’s favorite Japanese wooden camera ink stamps by Poulain!

Read below for more information on how to win these adorable stamps!




Hey guess what? MOO.com has just announced 25% off Holiday Cards!

“We know what it’s like. You have all these good intentions of sending all your festive cards early, and then out of nowhere – you don’t. So perhaps a 3 month long Holiday Card sale will help get you organized… How about 25% off Holiday Cards? What’s more, we’ve decided to reward all you early birds out there with an extra 5% off your basket when you order in October. Just punch in this code KW6CWY to enjoy a little pre-season gift from MOO.”




Here are more Christmas / holiday giftwrap ideas from Urban Comfort (in the December 2011 Better Homes and Gardens issue.)

Visit Urban Comfort for even more packaging photos and ideas!




So…about winning those two wooden camera ink stamps… All U.S. residents have to do is post in the comments here and tell us what new topic(s) you’d like to see on Paperie Boutique! That’s all there is to it!

You can have an additional – optional – “bonus” entry if you “like” our Paperie Boutique Facebook fan page – just comment that you’ve done so, or that you’re already a fan.

And another additional – optional – “bonus” entry if you follow @PaperieBoutique on Twitter – just comment that you’ve followed or already follow us.

Each entry requires its own separate comment here. (In simple terms: If you want THREE chances to win, you have to do the THREE separate things listed above, and then make three separate comments here telling us how you did them.)

Comment with the topic(s) you’d like to see covered by Paperie here – or that you’ve liked Paperie Boutique on Facebook – or that you’ve followed @PaperieBoutique on Twitter – in separate comments here to have multiple chances to win!

Comment(s) must be posted here by 11:59 p.m. EDT on Saturday, October 6th. You can enter up to THREE times total. Post that you have met the individual requirements in three separate comments here to have multiple chances to win!

You can enter / post up to three times total – one entry each for all of the options listed above. (PLEASE NOTE: Comments are held for moderation and may not appear immediately. Please be patient! They will show up eventually.)

You have THREE chances to win, but only one chance PER OPTION – please do not post the same link multiple times. Duplicate links will be removed. Each entry requires its own separate comment to have multiple chances to win! See official rules for more details. Please note that Paperie Boutique hosted events are open to U.S. residents age 18 and over only.

Comments on this entry will be numbered in order of posting. The winning number will be chosen by Random.org, and the winner will be contacted within 48-72 hours of the winner-announcement to claim their prize.

Good luck to everyone who enters!
-Robyn & Todd

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fall on me

Long time, no update! I’m still trying to figure out how to best effectively juggle my two boys & husband, my jobs, my health, and our new life in Georgia. Something had to give the last several weeks and unfortunately it’s been Paperie. We still update the Paperie Facebook page almost daily however, so if you’re looking for “Paperie Lite“, make sure to check there! Life is finally starting to find a groove again though and we’ll be back and better than ever as the holiday season approaches so please check back here at paperieboutique.com often as well!




Happy birthday to Moo! Did you know Moo.com has been running a birthday sale this week? (Tip: You would have if you followed us on Facebook!) Well they’ve decided to extend it through the weekend so here are the details…

In addition to that, Moo is running an awesome business card special on Fab.com! You can get a pack of 50 business cards for $13.99 (30% off).

You’ve got six more days to take advantage of the offer so don’t miss it! This includes Moo’s classic matte and new glossy finishes – your choice!




HB Photo Packaging is running a new “Fall 10% Off Special” today through midnight EDT on September 23rd. (See image below for code.) Now is the time to stock up on your holiday season packaging!

Need packaging ideas / inspiration? Brush up on our annual Wrap Battle submissions and check out our Pinterest Packaging & Presentation board.




Together with HB Photo Packaging, The Panache Collective just sent off these cute swag-bag goodies for the Savvy Sisterhood 2012 Workshop.

At last update just two seats were left, so check The Savvy Photographer for more details!

(Knock on wood, we hope to start pre-sales at The Panache Collective this fall. Check The Panache Collective on Facebook for updates.)




We also wanted to welcome Beyond Red and Green to the Paperie advertising family! Check in next week for a special post from them!

Happy autumn!
-Robyn & Todd

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